Allen v. Unigard Insurance

Clarke, Justice.

This case comes before the court on a writ of certiorari which was granted for the purpose of considering whether the Court of Appeals properly applied the law of Vigilant Ins. Co. v. Bowman, 128 Ga. App. 872 (198 SE2d 346) (1973).

Unigard, plaintiff in the trial court, brought suit against defendant Zimmerman’s, Inc. for breach of a loan receipt agreement prohibiting Zimmerman’s from making any settlement with parties potentially liable for a certain casualty loss. Unigard’s action against the other defendants is based upon the claim that these defendants induced Zimmerman’s…